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Oct 29, 1:12PM
By Michael Rey / Add Comment

Heads Yet to Roll at FEMA Press Office

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By Michael Rey and Laura Strickler

On Saturday the Director of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff was pretty clear how he felt about the Potemkin press conference held last Tuesday at FEMA:

"I have made it unambiguously clear, in Anglo-Saxon prose, that it is not to ever happen again and there will be appropriate disciplinary action taken against those people who exhibited what I regard as extraordinarily poor judgment."

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Jun 8, 3:17PM
By Pia Malbran / 1 Comment

Doctor Under Microscope?

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A CBS News report that exposed how a medical clinic was easily handing out prescriptions for pain medication has caught the attention of the Texas Medical Board.

"We are glad to see these operations exposed," said Board spokesperson Jill Wiggins who also stated investigators are reviewing a CBS News story that aired on the Evening News May 31.

Using hidden cameras, CBS News sent four people into a Houston medical clinic set up by Dr. Rodolfo Giraldi. The individuals, posing as new patients, were prescribed hundreds of powerful narcotic pills over the course of several days without needing to present medical records and without being given a physical exam as required by state law.

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May 15, 10:52AM
By Phil Hirschkorn / Add Comment

UT Financial Aid Director Expelled

(University of Texas)
Little illustrates the cozy relationship between college loan providers and some student financial aid officers better than the correspondence between Student Loan Xpress (SLX) President Fabrizio Balestri and University of Texas Financial Aid Director Larry Burt.

Monday, in announcing it had fired Burt for violating the school's standard of conduct, the university released a trove of e-mails and documents that serve as a symbol of impropriety.

The e-mails, from a 134-page report, show Burt referred to Balestri as "Breeze," who made fun of Burt and his "meager salary."

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Feb 2, 5:07PM
By Laura Strickler / Add Comment

CBS News Investigative Update

The Los Angeles Times reported this week that Representative Gary Miller (R-CA) is under investigation by the FBI for shady land deals. We reported on his real estate shenanigans back in September.

This week the Pentagon announced they will no longer sell spare F-16 parts through its surplus service because of security breaches. We reported on security gaps in Department of Defense surplus sales back in July.

Also this week, the FDA announced it will overhaul its drug approval process. We highlighted the agency's approval process for the controversial antibiotic Ketek back in December, and were the first to note a congressional investigation into the drug's approval resulting in hearings later this month.

Lastly, media outlets reported today that Florida has rejected the use of touch-screen voting machines which producer Phil Hirschkorn has been doggedly reporting on day in and day out. Read Phil's latest update here.